Новости за 26.07.2017

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Public opposition is growing against the planned induction of former football star Michael Vick into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — Beth Sanden crashed her bike after hitting a wet, broken patch of asphalt during a race 15 years ago. The elite Southern California Ironman athlete was paralyzed. She thought her days of competing were over,…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The daughter of Joe "Smokin' Joe" Frazier has started a petition calling for a Philadelphia boulevard to be named after the Hall of Fame boxer.

ELKTON, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Equestrian Federation's board of directors has chosen Maryland's Fair Hill over a competing site in Virginia to permanently host an annual international event of jumping, cross country and dressage.

Don't expect an apology from Michael Phelps to TV viewers who were disappointed with his race against a simulated great white shark for a Discovery Channel Shark Week special.

FILE - In this July 13, 2017 file photo, retired Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps arrives at the Kids' Choice Sports Awards at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Phelps lost to a shark in the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week special…

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, file photo, the fin of a great white shark is seen swimming a past research boat in the waters off Gansbaai, South Africa. Olympic champion Michael Phelps lost to a simulated shark…

BROWNSVILLE — “Time and patience.”

LEBANON — Construction will begin Aug. 1 in the Cheadle Lake parking lot off River Road.

SCIO — Restoration of the Gilkey Covered Bridge on Goar Road has begun, according to County Engineer Chuck Knoll, and Tuesday morning, passersby may not have believed their eyes.

The two-a-day football practices that coaches once used to toughen up their teams and cram for the start of the season are going the way of tear-away jerseys and the wishbone formation.

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2016, file photo, Florida State running back Dalvin Cook (4) runs as head coach Jimbo Fisher looks on during NCAA college football practice in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The two-a-day football practices that coaches once…

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2016, file photo, Michigan's head coach Jim Harbaugh, center right, watches defensive coordinator Don Brown, left, work with Cheyenn Robertson during NCAA college football practice in Bradenton, Fla. The two-a-day football practices that coaches…

SWEET HOME — A plane accidentally overturned Tuesday afternoon on Foster Reservoir, but no injuries were reported.

DETROIT (AP) — A new program will allow baseball fans at Tigers games in Detroit to get into the ballpark by using fingerprints to verify their identity.

Detroit Tigers' Ian Kinsler, right, celebrates after scoring with Nicholas Castellanos (9) on a Miguel Cabrera (24) single against the Kansas City Royals in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Monday, July 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Jo Lynn Lindberg, 70 of Albany, passed away Monday morning at her residence. AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Carol Ann Gibson, 67, of Jefferson, passed away Friday at the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House. A service will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the St. Bernard Catholic Church in Scio. Fisher Funeral Home is handling…

SWEET HOME — A plane landed and then accidentally flipped over when two of its three passengers stepped onto one of its pontoons about 3:53 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Sweet Home Police Department.

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of training camp, the Redskins announced they'd moved on from one of their longest relationships.